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Helen joined a distinguished panel chaired by Martin Sixmith to discuss her Russian family and their exile as part of the British Library exhibition ‘Russian Revolution: Hopes, Tragedy, Myths‘ which is on until 29 July, www.bl.uk/whatson. She recalled her early life living in England with her exiled Russian grandfather and her father who was born there…

I am delighted to be showcasing these beautifully hand-embroidered ‘Zoja’ shoes. They are the work of the charity womenforwomeninternational training graduates in Kosovo, and the shoes are on sale at L.K.Bennett UK with 100% of the sale price going to Women for Women International.

Here’s a first look of Helen as Sarah Winchester. Inspired by true events, WINCHESTER follows the story of firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren), who was convinced that she was haunted by the souls killed at the hands of the Winchester Repeating Rifle. After the sudden deaths of her husband and child, she threw herself into…

I am so very sorry to hear of the unexpected death of my friend and colleague Tim Pigott-Smith. He was a kind and loving person as well as an actor with an very long, varied and successful career, brilliantly culminating in his recent triumph in King Charles III. I worked with him on the epic…

Helen presented Peter Morgan with the BFI Fellowship. Helen said, “Actors love him for the complex, muscular roles he creates for them, and directors love his flawlessly structured, faultlessly researched and rigorous, exuberantly restrained story telling… The output of this driven, brilliant, clever, complex and lovely man is a British phenomenon and I am thrilled…

The Princes Trust and L’Oréal Paris announce new three year collaboration and ‘All Worth It’ programme to help 10,000 young people across the UK turn their self-doubt into self-worth. Helen said: “Overcoming self-doubt is a journey and I am truly happy to see L’Oréal Paris partnering with The Prince’s Trust to help many young people…

Kind, non judgmental, fragile, like an alpine flower that trembles in the freezing wind, but tenaciously holds on and survives. He wore his humanity on his sleeve, and this was one of the qualities that made him into the great actor he was. He also had a core of great strength and humour that made…